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V Of KPOP Sensation BTS Gets A New Puppy, Yeontan!

The Pomeranian is about the size of V’s foot and already has 4 million views

By Justyne Yuen-Lee

KPOP Band BTS took America by the storm when they came to perform for the American Music Videos this November. Millions of their “ARMY”, an endearing term for their fans, loyally waited for the second to last performance of DNA and the world heard their fan chants. The award show wasn’t their first time in the states; they came and won a Billboard Music Award earlier this year. This 7 member band, a few too many by American boy band standards, have broken records with their album sales and stand 11.5 million strong with their followers on Twitter alone!

The precious fluff ball debuted on the official BTS Twitter account on December 17 and as with any other post, the ARMY went crazy and fell in love with the puppy that V named Yeontan, which means coal in Korean. (😍😍😍)

But if you’re a true ARMY, this would not have been the first time you’ve caught a glance of this little puppy.

That little yellow puppy above, called Chimmy, is BTS member Jimin’s BT21 character for the Korean messaging app, Line Messenger. BTS designed their own characters and now have a variety of products sold in New York and Seoul!

Now, there’s fan art of Yeontan and Chimmy on the Internet that you never thought you needed. ARMY fans are capable of more amazing creations like this art. The YouTube ARMY community provides highly detailed and edited BTS videos to entertain seasoned ARMY members and educates ARMY newcomers.